Articles by Chuck Molgat

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  Ron Sexsmith

  Cobblestone Runway

  PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

  Its title inspired by a rough landing at Heathrow Airport, Cobblestone Runway is Ron Sexsmith's best album since his 1995 self-titled break...

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  Perms

  Clark Drive

  PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

  What sets the crunchy power pop of the Perms apart from that of their contemporaries is the lock-and-key vocal harmony routine of brothers...

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  Supergrass

  Life On Other Planets

  PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

  The fact that UK rockers Supergrass have never really developed an identifiable signature sound has afforded the Oxford trio the creative f...

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  Crooked Fingers

  Red Devil Dawn

  PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

  Eric Bachmann's third proper Crooked Fingers album ought to further galvanise the former Archers of Loaf front-man's reputation as one of t...

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  Young Ideas

  ...To Care For A Baby Bird

  PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

  Young Ideas' brand of piano pop alternates between bouncy and rhythmic Ben Folds sort of territory and more subtle and atmospheric material...

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  Buzzcocks

  Buzzcocks

  PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

  As if a response to every other half-assed post-retirement release issued by rockers well past their expiry date, this splendid new disc fr...

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  The Eines

  The Eines

  PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

  This sophomore full-length effort from Toronto quartet the Eines is a bit like a travelogue of contemporary pop styles. Though book-ended w...

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  The Minus 5

  Down With Wilco

  PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

  Former Young Fresh Fellow and sometimes REM sideman Scott McCaughey marks the tenth anniversary of his side project collective, the Minus 5...